they get around a horse because of the size of the horse, or the look or because they have heard of people getting injured by a horse. Horses can help humans in many ways such a building strength and balance, because horseback riding rhythmically moves the rider's body similar to a human's gait. Horseback riding can also be used as therapy. Hippotherapy means “treatment with the help of the horse”. Physical therapist there get trained and certified to treat the horse. Using horses as therapy…
father) would ask when I was going to grow up and “get over horses”. I first fell in love with horses when I was four-years-old because of an Australian movie called “The Rogue Stallion” (1990) my mother bought when a Christian catalog had a sale on VHSs. The movie follows Anna, a teenager whose father works with horses and is accidentally killed by a spooked horse one day. Anna’s mother wants her daughter to have nothing to do with horses, especially the wild Brumby stallion her father’s old…
To begin in 2000 BC. The day started out peacefully. I was overseeing my animals because I’m the goddess of wild animals, hunting, the wilderness, and the Goddess of the moon. They call me Artemis I’m a Goddess, to say, everyday is the same thing over and over each day. Everyone knows I protect and watch over the wild animals, and I make sure all the hunters are in check. I have been watching king Eurystheus because I have noticed that he has been wanting my stag. To continue my stag is said…
Ithaca during the Trojan war. I think of Ben Bernanke as modern day Odysseus. Ben Bernanke is a economist at the Brookins who Served two terms as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Ben And Odysseus both were in a journey to getting some place it was called home. Ben’s Journey begins in Troy where Alan Greenspan caused greeks to be in a war against the forces of inflations, for 18 years. Ben was elevated to kingly status because of A.G’s sussues. He beat Trojans by using their horse to…
A critical reason why ancient Greek mythology has remained recognizable in today’s culture lies in battlefield of the Trojan War. Although many scholars question whether or not the Trojan War actually happened as Homer described it in his infamous epic poem the Illiad, archeological excavations of the city of Troy in Turkey have uncovered that the city was indeed destroyed by a war in 1180 B.C. (Korfmann). Evidence that a war did in fact take place around the city of Troy, which was an affluent…
Edith Hamilton’s Mythology gives the story of the Trojan War told as it is in the Iliad, Achilles’ quest to acquire fame and immortality from his heroics in the great Trojan War, but in the end he succumbs to his arrogance and its consequences. The film Troy shows a glamorized version of the story we know about the war. It tells the story of Achilles’ journey and transformation from a hero who wants fame and glory for his actions to a man who only wants to find love. Achilles is a hero…
For instance, he helped in the Trojan War. In the Trojan war, Poseidon helped Greeks out, but it's also said that he did this on one occasion that he had worked against them as well. According to some sources, the war started with a god who was jealous of a wall that the Greeks had built to protect their ships. The god was worried about the Trojans wall and it would be humiliated by the Greek's wall and how it was more famous than the Trojans wall. So, they decided to try to destroy the…
Can Odysseus be considered an Epic Hero? Odysseus is considered an epic hero because he demonstrates braveness. In the poem Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus proves he is an epic hero. Odysseus is an epic hero because he helps protect his crew and is loyal to everyone. Odysseus is an epic hero because he has the quality of Hubris, excessive pride. Odysseus displays excessive hubris throughout the entire story. He cares a lot about his ego and will do anything to demonstrate how “amazing” he is. When…
Queen of Carthage, Dido loses her husband, she vows to never remarry again. This does not stop a king named Iarbas from attempting to win her over and become her husband. The Queen eventually throws her vows down the toilet as she goes on to marry a Trojan soldier by the name of Aeneas, the main character of the Aeneid. “King Iarbas, crazed by the raw story/ Stood, they say, amid the Presences,/ With supplicating hands, pouring out prayer/ ‘All powerful Jove, to whom the feasting Moors… This…
With horseback riding you can do a bunch of competitions with your horse. You can participate in Barrel Racing, Show Jumping, Pole Bending, Dressage and a whole lot more. There are also different types of saddles for riding such as Westren and English. Both types of saddles are designed for certain styles, sports, and disciplines. My favorite thing about horseback riding is that it gives you an opportunity to bond with your horse, and mother nature. The english saddle is made to give the rider…